Accomplished author Victoria Moran and daughter Adair Moran host a live weekly show on Unity.FM (every Weds at 3PM ET) that entertains and educates listeners on living a healthy, joyful life of peace and abundance through a vegan lifestyle.

Ask an R.D. With Vesanto Melina + Leilani Farm Sanctuary

14 Feb 2018 at 2:00pm

Call in with questions-or email them ahead of time to mainstreetvegan@unityonlineradio.com-for veteran dietitian Vesanto Melina, coauthor of books including Becoming Vegan and Becoming Raw. We open with a trip to Hawaii and the Leilani Farm Sanctuary via a chat with founder Laurelee Blanchard.

Call in with questions-or email them ahead of time to mainstreetvegan@unityonlineradio.com-for veteran dietitian Vesanto Melina, coauthor of books including Becoming Vegan and Becoming Raw. We open with a trip to Hawaii and the Leilani Farm Sanctuary via a chat with founder Laurelee Blanchard.

Vegan Health and Fitness magazine editor Brenda Carey opens the show with hot fitness news, especially for those 40 or older. Then Adrienne Borgersen of La Fashionista Compassionista joins us with spring fashion trends and how organizing one's space is part of the new chic. Plus a pop-in from fashion designer Joshua Katcher and a glimpse of his upcoming (... More)

Vegan Health and Fitness magazine editor Brenda Carey opens the show with hot fitness news, especially for those 40 or older. Then Adrienne Borgersen of La Fashionista Compassionista joins us with spring fashion trends and how organizing one's space is part of the new chic. Plus a pop-in from fashion designer Joshua Katcher and a glimpse of his upcoming industry-shifting book, Fashion Animals.
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Pelush is upscale vegan fur that could drive a cruel industry to extinction, and its founder Anna Tagliabue is our opening guest. Laughlin Artz, a vegan with an approach to the climate issue that also incorporates innovative ways to stem carbon emissions, believes we have to stem climate change quickly-by 2020.

Pelush is upscale vegan fur that could drive a cruel industry to extinction, and its founder Anna Tagliabue is our opening guest. Laughlin Artz, a vegan with an approach to the climate issue that also incorporates innovative ways to stem carbon emissions, believes we have to stem climate change quickly-by 2020.

The China Study's Dr. Campbell and Plant Pure Nation's Nelson Campbell join us as they embark on their Healing America Tour, and we chat with U.K. musician/songwriter Rob Mills, of "Vegan Girlz," bits of which comprise the new music for our show.

The China Study's Dr. Campbell and Plant Pure Nation's Nelson Campbell join us as they embark on their Healing America Tour, and we chat with U.K. musician/songwriter Rob Mills, of "Vegan Girlz," bits of which comprise the new music for our show.

Musical legend Moby guests with information on the Circle V Music Festival, and then Andrew Knight, DVM, joins us from New Zealand to discuss vegan diets for companion animals and the dearth of vegans in the veterinary profession.

Musical legend Moby guests with information on the Circle V Music Festival, and then Andrew Knight, DVM, joins us from New Zealand to discuss vegan diets for companion animals and the dearth of vegans in the veterinary profession.

Susan Prolman of Activism for Animals has worked effectively for animals in the nonprofit sector for decades, but is now focusing on the power of individuals. And we're joined by such an individual: Jay Shooster, attorney, activist, and rescuer.

Susan Prolman of Activism for Animals has worked effectively for animals in the nonprofit sector for decades, but is now focusing on the power of individuals. And we're joined by such an individual: Jay Shooster, attorney, activist, and rescuer.

Mercy for Animals' founder (at age 15!) Nathan Runkle talks about his new book, Mercy for Animals: One Man's Quest to Inspire Compassion, after we explore flavor and food with Vegan Richa and her new cookbook, Vegan Richa's Everyday Kitchen.

Mercy for Animals' founder (at age 15!) Nathan Runkle talks about his new book, Mercy for Animals: One Man's Quest to Inspire Compassion, after we explore flavor and food with Vegan Richa and her new cookbook, Vegan Richa's Everyday Kitchen.

Suzy Welch is known for her business books, her regular spot on the Today show, and her husband, Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO. She's also a vegan and an evangelical Christian, and daughter Eve Wetlaufer, recent grad of New York University's animal studies program, brings the millennial point of view.

Suzy Welch is known for her business books, her regular spot on the Today show, and her husband, Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO. She's also a vegan and an evangelical Christian, and daughter Eve Wetlaufer, recent grad of New York University's animal studies program, brings the millennial point of view.

The minority vegan experience is explored in the new documentary The Invisible Vegan from Jasmine Leyva, who opens the program. Eric ​Lindstrom, author of the new best-seller, The Skeptical Vegan, joins us to discuss his book and how he got to be so darned funny.

The minority vegan experience is explored in the new documentary The Invisible Vegan from Jasmine Leyva, who opens the program. Eric ​Lindstrom, author of the new best-seller, The Skeptical Vegan, joins us to discuss his book and how he got to be so darned funny.

Ahimsa, dynamic harmlessness, is the essence of veganism and the great need of our time. Victoria Moran talks with Nathaniel Altman, author of The Nonviolent Revolution, followed by a fun and lively chat with Wendy Werneth, "The Nomadic Vegan," discussing vegan travel and her new book Veggie Planet.

Ahimsa, dynamic harmlessness, is the essence of veganism and the great need of our time. Victoria Moran talks with Nathaniel Altman, author of The Nonviolent Revolution, followed by a fun and lively chat with Wendy Werneth, "The Nomadic Vegan," discussing vegan travel and her new book Veggie Planet.

Catch What the Health, from Conspiracy filmmakers Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn, on Netflix, and tune in for my interview with Kip. Our first guest is LCWS April Lang, author of Animal Persuasion: A Guide for Ethical Vegans and Animal Advocates in Managing Life's Emotional Challenges.

Catch What the Health, from Conspiracy filmmakers Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn, on Netflix, and tune in for my interview with Kip. Our first guest is LCWS April Lang, author of Animal Persuasion: A Guide for Ethical Vegans and Animal Advocates in Managing Life's Emotional Challenges.

First up is nutrition and fitness with Toronto RD Fergussson. Then meet Brian Kateman, founder of the Reducetarian movement, which seeks to reach people who are unwilling to go vegan right away, but can be convinced to cut back on animal products, often from an environmental perspective.

First up is nutrition and fitness with Toronto RD Fergussson. Then meet Brian Kateman, founder of the Reducetarian movement, which seeks to reach people who are unwilling to go vegan right away, but can be convinced to cut back on animal products, often from an environmental perspective.

Chef Del Sroufe, author of The Forks Over Knives Cookbook, returns with a new best-seller-to-be, The China Study Family Cookbook. We then meet Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, from the research team that identified the first Alzheimer's disease gene and several subsequent ones.

Chef Del Sroufe, author of The Forks Over Knives Cookbook, returns with a new best-seller-to-be, The China Study Family Cookbook. We then meet Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, from the research team that identified the first Alzheimer's disease gene and several subsequent ones.

Laura-Jane (the Rawtarian) opens the program with yummy raw treats for cooling off your summer and revving up your vitality. We then welcome Wayne Hsiung, founder of the sometimes controversial but always for-the-animals AR group, Direct Action Everywhere.

Laura-Jane (the Rawtarian) opens the program with yummy raw treats for cooling off your summer and revving up your vitality. We then welcome Wayne Hsiung, founder of the sometimes controversial but always for-the-animals AR group, Direct Action Everywhere.

Athlete, author, former firefighter, and plant-strong diet advocate with his own line of food products at Whole Foods Market, Rip Esselstyn joins us to share why plants rock, oil doesn't, and real food is the real deal. Grand opener: Julie Piatt, author of This Cheese Is Nuts! It's a wonderful (easy!) vegan cheese cookbook. Julie's husband is Rich Roll, so this is the cheese that fuels the marathons.
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Lisa Everett is a pharmacist, nutritionist, expert on hormonal health, and vegan. She joins us, with her husband Arden Anderson, D.O., who cares about the health of plants and soil the same way he cares about the health of his patients. Join us for a fascinating conversation on this vital but often overlooked topic.

Lisa Everett is a pharmacist, nutritionist, expert on hormonal health, and vegan. She joins us, with her husband Arden Anderson, D.O., who cares about the health of plants and soil the same way he cares about the health of his patients. Join us for a fascinating conversation on this vital but often overlooked topic.

The Relationship Fix author (and vegan) Dr. Jenn Mann talks with us about her life and work, and Boston University School of Medicine psychiatry professor and Vegan Publishers' cofounder Dr. Casey Taft shares about his book, Motivational Methods for Vegan Advocacy.

The Relationship Fix author (and vegan) Dr. Jenn Mann talks with us about her life and work, and Boston University School of Medicine psychiatry professor and Vegan Publishers' cofounder Dr. Casey Taft shares about his book, Motivational Methods for Vegan Advocacy.

Ginny Messina, R.D., and Patti Breitman, two of the authors of Even Vegans Die, come to share why this is a great way to eat and, no, we won't live forever-all the more reason to live today fully and create a legacy of compassion and goodwill after we're gone.

Ginny Messina, R.D., and Patti Breitman, two of the authors of Even Vegans Die, come to share why this is a great way to eat and, no, we won't live forever-all the more reason to live today fully and create a legacy of compassion and goodwill after we're gone.

Star power with the joyful vegan, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, discussing how the words we choose can help or harm our animal friends; and opening guest and cohost for the program, JL Fields, VLCE, whose latest cookbook is The Vegan Air Fryer, whose latest venture is the Colorado Spring Vegan Cooking Academy.

Star power with the joyful vegan, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, discussing how the words we choose can help or harm our animal friends; and opening guest and cohost for the program, JL Fields, VLCE, whose latest cookbook is The Vegan Air Fryer, whose latest venture is the Colorado Spring Vegan Cooking Academy.

Mindy Collette is a beacon for vegan fitness and proves that even girly girls can have muscle if they want it; and we'll open with Carol Cox, speaking expert, back for the second part of her conversation with us to encourage you to get out and speak for the cause.

Mindy Collette is a beacon for vegan fitness and proves that even girly girls can have muscle if they want it; and we'll open with Carol Cox, speaking expert, back for the second part of her conversation with us to encourage you to get out and speak for the cause.

Alan Cumming likes this new book so much he wrote the foreword, and you'll see why when you hear from Michael Suchman, VLCE, and Dr. Ethan Ciment, award-winning bloggers at theveganmos.com, as they wax poetic on cooking vegan, living vegan, how animal rights and gay rights intersect, and about the glorious plant-sourced food in the Big Apple.

Alan Cumming likes this new book so much he wrote the foreword, and you'll see why when you hear from Michael Suchman, VLCE, and Dr. Ethan Ciment, award-winning bloggers at theveganmos.com, as they wax poetic on cooking vegan, living vegan, how animal rights and gay rights intersect, and about the glorious plant-sourced food in the Big Apple.

How the Other More-Than-Half Lives (and Thinks and Feels ...) + Targeted Veganism

3 May 2017 at 2:00pm

Barbara J. King, anthropologist and author of Personalities on the Plate: The Lives and Minds of Animals We Eat, regales us with true tales of animal sentience and wit, after opening the program with Michael Webermann and his new venture, Better Eating International, a way to meet prevegans where they are and accelerate their vegan transition.

Barbara J. King, anthropologist and author of Personalities on the Plate: The Lives and Minds of Animals We Eat, regales us with true tales of animal sentience and wit, after opening the program with Michael Webermann and his new venture, Better Eating International, a way to meet prevegans where they are and accelerate their vegan transition.

Timaree Hagenburger, R.D., author of The Foodie Bar Way, opens the program with her delightful take on making healthy eating fun, followed by Cheri Vandersluis of Maple Farm Sanctuary in Massachusetts, recipient of the Peace Abbey Foundation Award, an honor she shares with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa.

Timaree Hagenburger, R.D., author of The Foodie Bar Way, opens the program with her delightful take on making healthy eating fun, followed by Cheri Vandersluis of Maple Farm Sanctuary in Massachusetts, recipient of the Peace Abbey Foundation Award, an honor she shares with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa.

T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell With "The China Study," New Edition

12 Apr 2017 at 2:00pm

The most influential nutritional mind in the plant-based movement, T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., returns with his son and coauthor of The China Study, Thomas M. Campbell, M.D., to discuss their New York Times best-seller's new edition, cutting-edge developments since that groundbreaking study, and what we need to know about food now.

The most influential nutritional mind in the plant-based movement, T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., returns with his son and coauthor of The China Study, Thomas M. Campbell, M.D., to discuss their New York Times best-seller's new edition, cutting-edge developments since that groundbreaking study, and what we need to know about food now.

Chicago is home to the new National Vegetarian Museum, and we talk with its founder and curator, Kay Stepkin. Then we turn the conversation to the cuisine of Mexico with Eddie Garza, senior manager of food and nutrition for HSUS, and author of Salud! Vegan Mexican Cookbook, a wonderful vegan take on traditional Mexican delicacies and some Tex-Mex thrown (... More)

Chicago is home to the new National Vegetarian Museum, and we talk with its founder and curator, Kay Stepkin. Then we turn the conversation to the cuisine of Mexico with Eddie Garza, senior manager of food and nutrition for HSUS, and author of Salud! Vegan Mexican Cookbook, a wonderful vegan take on traditional Mexican delicacies and some Tex-Mex thrown in too.
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The Teacher Appears is Brian Leaf's enchanting interactive book about everyday yoga and spiritual growth; Institute for Humane Education founder and prolific author Zoe Weil shares why education without respect for all life is missing a valuable component.

The Teacher Appears is Brian Leaf's enchanting interactive book about everyday yoga and spiritual growth; Institute for Humane Education founder and prolific author Zoe Weil shares why education without respect for all life is missing a valuable component.

At the helm of the largest animal protection organization in America, Wayne Pacelle is the first vegan director and the person who brought farmed animals into the HSUS purview; and Julie Feliz Bruek's Libby Finds Vegan Sanctuary tells the real story of a rescued turkey for youngest readers.

At the helm of the largest animal protection organization in America, Wayne Pacelle is the first vegan director and the person who brought farmed animals into the HSUS purview; and Julie Feliz Bruek's Libby Finds Vegan Sanctuary tells the real story of a rescued turkey for youngest readers.

Filmmakers for Eating You Alive, the latest documentary promoting a whole-foods plant-based diet, plus opening interview with Deborah Shouse, on making the connection with relatives and friends who experience dementia.

Filmmakers for Eating You Alive, the latest documentary promoting a whole-foods plant-based diet, plus opening interview with Deborah Shouse, on making the connection with relatives and friends who experience dementia.

PlantPure Nation's Kim Campbell shares culinary tips and tricks from her new cookbook; and longtime vegan homeopath Deborah Vidal, of the Vidal Speaks podcast, shares ways we can use this alternative healing system.

PlantPure Nation's Kim Campbell shares culinary tips and tricks from her new cookbook; and longtime vegan homeopath Deborah Vidal, of the Vidal Speaks podcast, shares ways we can use this alternative healing system.

Longtime vegan Anne Sullivan shares her breast cancer story and why vegans must not feel ashamed if they get sick; and Christopher Sebastian McJetters, an articulate and passionate spokesperson of the intersectionality movement, discusses animal rights, human rights, and justice.

Longtime vegan Anne Sullivan shares her breast cancer story and why vegans must not feel ashamed if they get sick; and Christopher Sebastian McJetters, an articulate and passionate spokesperson of the intersectionality movement, discusses animal rights, human rights, and justice.

Robert Grillo spent 20 years in the food industry and shares its workings firsthand in Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture; and Bren McClain has written a poignant novel set against the backdrop of 4-H and a mother cow who mentors a mother human.

Robert Grillo spent 20 years in the food industry and shares its workings firsthand in Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture; and Bren McClain has written a poignant novel set against the backdrop of 4-H and a mother cow who mentors a mother human.

Vegan novelist Camille DeAngelis with her first nonfiction book, Life Without Envy: Ego Management for Creative People, followed by Dr. Joel Kahn, America's holistic heart doctor, and my fellow "Sexiest Vegan Over 50" for 2016 and 2017.

Vegan novelist Camille DeAngelis with her first nonfiction book, Life Without Envy: Ego Management for Creative People, followed by Dr. Joel Kahn, America's holistic heart doctor, and my fellow "Sexiest Vegan Over 50" for 2016 and 2017.

Vegan psychologist Dr. Glenn Livingston has crafted a program to end binge eating forever; and celebrity vegan trainer John Pierre returns with tips and motivation for getting fit in the real world, and loving yourself all the while.

Vegan psychologist Dr. Glenn Livingston has crafted a program to end binge eating forever; and celebrity vegan trainer John Pierre returns with tips and motivation for getting fit in the real world, and loving yourself all the while.